Neil Harounian was a founding member of Aptos, a $10 billion FDV blockchain network, where he played a pivotal role in raising $500 million for Aptos Labs and Aptos Foundation and driving its growth from inception. With nearly a decade of experience in the crypto industry, Neil is one of the most seasoned veterans in Web3. He began his career in traditional finance before transitioning to crypto venture investing, combining deep financial expertise with a forward-looking vision for decentralized technologies. Neil spent the last three years as Head of Ecosystem at Aptos Labs, where he led the project’s growth from inception to the second-fastest-growing developer ecosystem with 300+ projects collectively achieving over 1 million daily active users—the third-largest user base among all blockchains. During his tenure, Neil helped expand Aptos’s TVL to over $1 billion and supported founders who collectively raised $150 million for Aptos-native startups. Neil cultivated the company's relationships with strategic partners like Tether, Aave, Chainlink, Blackrock, Franklin Templeton, Apollo among others. He also oversaw the ecosystem’s international growth in Korea, Japan, India, Vietnam, and Singapore, laying the groundwork for Aptos’s global footprint.